Falcon Finance Adds Tokenized Mexican Sovereign Bills to Diversify USDf Collateral

The Falcon Finance protocol has integrated tokenized Mexican sovereign bills into its multi-collateral framework for its stablecoin, USDf, through a partnership with real-world-asset platform Etherfuse. Bridging Emerging Market Yield to DeFi Liquidity Falcon Finance has integrated CETES—the tokenized representation of short-duration Mexican sovereign bills—as part of a major strategic move to expand its multi-collateral framework. … Read more

Bitget Wallet Bridges Crypto With Banking Systems in Nigeria and Mexico

Bitget Wallet has introduced a bank transfer feature that connects stablecoins to more than 80 banks across Nigeria and Mexico, enabling instant conversion of the stablecoins USDT and USDC into local currencies. Bitget Wallet Connects Crypto Payments to Traditional Banks in Two Major Markets The company told Bitcoin.com News that the update allows users to … Read more

Mexico’s White‑Glove Bitcoin Platform Aureo Raises $1.1M Pre‑Seed to Build Latam Multi‑Institution Custody

Aureo (formerly Swapido) announced a $1.1 million pre‑seed round with Early Riders to develop the first Latin America‑native Multi‑Institution Custody (MIC) solution and expand its bitcoin financial services from Mexico across the region. The raise will fund founder salaries, marketing, development, compliance, custody-key agency infrastructure, and regional expansion with a team of founders experienced at … Read more

Binance Invests Over One Billion Pesos to Expand Fiat Services in Mexico

Binance announced on September 1, 2025, the launch of Medá, a newly authorized Electronic Payment Funds Institution (IFPE) in Mexico, backed by a planned investment of more than one billion pesos ($53 million) over four years. Medá, operated by an independent vertical within Binance, will provide peso deposit and withdrawal services to facilitate on- and … Read more

Sofi Partners With Lightspark to Launch Lightning-Enabled International Money Transfers

Sofi (NASDAQ: SOFI) has announced the launch of its international money transfer service, allowing members to send funds abroad directly from the Sofi app with lower fees and faster delivery than traditional remittance providers. The service will utilize technology from Lightspark, which leverages the Bitcoin Lightning Network and Universal Money Address (UMA) to facilitate seamless … Read more

Murano Global Ignites Strategic Bitcoin Stack Backed by Real Estate Capital

Murano Global is reshaping its capital strategy with a powerful bitcoin treasury push, monetizing real estate assets to fuel crypto acquisitions and elevate long-term shareholder value. Murano Global Accelerates Bitcoin Strategy in Bold Corporate Evolution Real estate and hospitality company Murano Global Investments Plc (Nasdaq: MRNO) is evolving its capital strategy by integrating bitcoin acquisitions … Read more

Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ Sparks Mexico-US Standoff

Trump’s big, beautiful bill, which proposes a 3.5% tax on remittances sent by immigrants to their home countries, has forced Mexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum, to take a stance against it. Sheinbaum vowed to mobilize against this and announced measures to render it ineffective. U.S.-Mexico Remittance Tax Standoff Ignites With Trump’s Big, Beautiful Bill Trump’s big, … Read more

US-Mexico Transfers Accelerated by XDC-Bitso Blockchain Rail

In a strategic move to overhaul U.S.-Mexico remittance flows, XDC Network has joined forces with Bitso Business to deploy a blockchain-based payment framework designed for rapid, low-cost, and secure cross-border transactions. Tapping into the $63 billion inbound remittance market in Mexico and the $70 billion outbound volume from the U.S., the alliance utilizes XDC’s ISO … Read more

Mexican Billionaire Ricardo Salinas: Investing in Real Estate Is ‘Bullshit,’ Buy Bitcoin Instead

Ricardo Salinas Pliego, the fifth-largest billionaire in Mexico, has offered major investment advice to his followers on X, which unsurprisingly includes bitcoin. Salinas, who owns TV Azteca and Grupo Electra, advised against real estate investments and encouraged considering bitcoin instead. “Investing in REAL ESTATE is a BAD INVESTMENT!!! Don’t be fooled; real estate is NOT … Read more